Apparently, Riverside is one of the cities with larger than average number of international sister cities. Some of them brought back memories.
Hyderabad: My trip there in 2017 to meet my second grade teacher.
Obuasi, Ghana: Natasha’s 6 months in Ghana in 2018
Erlangen, Germany: My trip there (cannot remember the year) to meet my colleague Sumithasri.
That can only mean one thing – we are off to some place again. First stop – Ontario, CA. Frankly, even I thought that is in Canada. But we are actually going to be in Riverside, California to check in on my nephew (remember him from our September trip there?) and then head out over the ocean tomorrow.
All these years I have been landing and taking off in JFK and never realized that Terminal 5 (which was for TWA airlines that went bankrupt after the crash in 1996 and was bought by American Airlines) is a TWA themed hotel. There are two hotel buildings, the whole decor is that of a throwback to the yesteryears. There are old vintage cars, the checking in counters are for the hotel!, there is a swimming pool overlooking the runway and even an airplane there that has been converted to a bar! Definitely check it out next time you are in JFK!
